We lucked out with the rain. It was soggy and pouring when we left home but when we crossed onto Whidbey Island, the rain stopped. It did spit on us the last 15 minutes on the beach walk back. Wind was not too bad either. Only two other cars when we arrived and a full lot with cars lining the road when we got back. The bathrooms had just been cleaned and stocked when we arrived.
We hiked up to the bluff and then took the trail that goes along the ponds on the way back before crossing over to the beach. We have never been on this the pond trail before and it was so nice! Lots and lots of flowers! Pinks, purples, yellows galore! The flowers are most abundant near the end of the bluffs by the switchbacks. We were here almost a month ago and had seen maybe half the amount of flowers as this time. When the sun comes out next week, I think the flowers will really be popping! Also, lots of birds today. We had two eagles fly right over us. Lots of sparrows around the pond. There were also gulls, robins, red winged black birds and killdeer.
Flowers seen:
- -yarrow
- -yellow sand verbena
- -Oregon sunshine
- -nootka rose
- -California poppy
- -common vetch
- -sea thrift
- -field mustard
- -English plantains
- -sierra pea
- -white campion
- -meadow death camas
- -shortspur seablush
- -common lomation
- -field chickweed
- -beach pea
- -barestem biscuitroot
- -false lily of the valley
- -purple sanicle
- -hairy vetch
- -black vetch
- -tomcat clover
- -yellow bush lupine
- -searocket
- -gum weed
- -balsamroot
- -red campion
- -silver weed
- -river bank lupine
- -dove foot geranium
- -miniature lupine
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